The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-10
MISS WOLFE'S WILL. d.
How She Has Disposed of Her Great Estate
Large Beg uests for Beneyolence.

NEW YORK, April e-The will of the late
fered for probate to-day. 1t will not be proven
for six weeks yet. as some of the legatees are in
Europe. The document is formidable one,
filing nearly fifty pages of closely written legal
cap. Many Of the provisions of the will cannot
be made public, as Miss Wolfe desired
Many requests we're made in letters addressed
to legatees personally. In the will the letters
are merely referred to in clauses. with the re-
quest to deliver to the persons addressed. The
date of this will is Feb. A. 1884. The preamble
shows the striking religious feeling and charac-
teristics of the deceased. It is as follows:
81, Catherine Lorllard Wolfe, OF the city of
New York. being thankful to The God of my life
for unnum bered mercies, spiritual and temporal.
which have been vouchsafed to me: deeply sensi-
BILE, also. of the uncertain measure Of my DAYS,
and in humble dependence the redeemin
love of a crucfed and risen Lord. do commend
my soul to His holy keeping in the hope Of
glorious resurrection; and, now recognizing it
a duty to make proper disposition Of the worldly
estate with which / have been blessed. I do
hereby make and publish my last will and tesla
ment.s
Then follow the requests. The pew in Grace
Church, also the one in st. Pauls, is given to
the trustees of the churches. The residence of
Miss Wolfe, on Madison avenue. is given to Da-
vid Wolfe Bishop, together with the furniture
and other articles. To Louis &. Lorillard is
given the house at Newport, E. l. The bust of
Henry p. Porter, which was presented to Miss
Wolfe, goes to the trustees of Grace Church.
the valuable collection of paintings to the Metro
polltan Museum of Art, as already stated, and
to the executors, in private, gifts are made, with
instructions what to do in regard to carrying
out their trust To d. W. Bishop and l.. K
Lorillard is given, each, the sum of $500, 000
Many thousands Of dollars are bequeathed pri-
vately to various charities and persons. The
most important clause is to be found in the fol-
lowing codcil:
Il do give and bequeath the sum of $3.50 600
to the rector, wardens, and vestrymen of Grace
Church. in the city of New York, in their cor
porate capacity, to be had and held by them and
their successors trust, to keep the same in
vested and receive the income thereof and apply
the same to the maintenance, improvement, and
decoration of their present Grace Church edi-
flee, situated on Broadway. near Tenth street.
where l have been accustomed to worship, and
| their two adjoining buildings. erected By me in
memory of my father. John David Wolfe one
| of which buildings is known as Grace Church
| Chantry, and the other, at No. S02 Broadway,
| also known as Grace House. and especially to
| maintain, continue, and perpetuate the obsery-
| ance Of religious worship and instructions ac-
| cording to the rites, in their purity, Of the
| Protestant Episcopal Church in America. at OF
| in said buildings"
| The codicil is dated March "a. 1885, the wit
nesses are Will Man, ALBION p Man. and Edward
| Man, of this city.